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Are We There Yet? Fill ’er Up: The Evolution of Gas Stations in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Historical Society takes a closer look at gas stations.

Old Gas | Primarily Petroliana
A community bringing gas station antique collectors, dealers, publishers and service providers together.

Vintage Gas
A virtual museum dedicated to the preservation of gas station history.

Yellowstone Trail in Wisconsin Web site
Explore the Yellowstone Trail, established in 1912 to create a useful automobile route across the northern United States. Visit the site to explore the trail's history and how to travel the route today.

Wisconsin Stories: The Car Show
Wisconsin has a rich automotive history that doesn't get a whole lot of attention. “Car Show” explores Wisconsin's rich automotive history in three parts: Build ’Em, Drive ’Em and Race ’Em. Build ’Em visits Kenosha, where the Kenosha History Center is preparing a Rambler exhibit to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Jeffreys Car Company, which became Nash Motors and then American Motors. The Drive ’Em story focuses on the Yellowstone Trail, which ran through Wisconsin on its journey from the East Coast to the Pacific Ocean, with a stop along the way at Yellowstone Park. Race ’Em, starts with The Milwaukee Mile, the oldest continuous operating automobile racetrack in the country. Wisconsin was also the birthplace of Harry Miller, the brilliant automotive designer who produced 11 Indianapolis 500 winners. This segment showcases several of his classic cars at a Vintage Indy Cars event held at The Milwaukee Mile.

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Margolies, John. Pump and Circumstance, Glory Days of the Gas Station. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1993. 127p.

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Vieyra, Daniel I. Fill ’er Up: An Architectural History of America's Gas Stations. New York: Macmillan, 1979. 160p.

Witzel, Michael Karl. The American Gas Station: History and Folklore of the Gas Station in American Car Culture. Osceola, Wis.: MBI, 1992. 160p.

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Witzel, Michael Karl. Gas Stations: Coast to Coast. Osceola, Wis.: Motorbooks International, 2000. 180p.

Derr, Michael. “Fill ’er Up” Wisconsin Trails Magazine. Fall 1980: 32-35. Article about Wisconsin's Old World service station.